The latest threats from US president Donald Trump to obliterate Iran’s civilian infrastructure  show how dangerously close the world is moving towards a wider and more destructive conflict. Trump’s threats to target Iran’s power plants and bridges if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz cross a moral and legal threshold.

Iran, in response, has reiterated that it will defend its sovereignty “with all its might,” while the conflict continues to expand through attacks and economic disruption across the Gulf. This is no longer just a military confrontation; it is........

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